apfcbAPFCB eNewscoAPFCB News Volume 1, Issue 2MultidisciplinaryEnglishJul-Dec, 2022NNY20220331ArticlesLeveraging technology and innovation to improve operational and environmental sustainability of clinical laboratory operationsEnglishY102105DouglasChung1EnglishNAbbott Laboratories10.8333px;">1EnglishY10.62772/APFCB-News.2022.2.5IntroductionWhile environmental sustainability has become an area of growing global awareness and concern, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused great disruption to countries and societies around the world over the last few years. Recently, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) reported [1] that the Asia-Pacific region is falling behind on the 2030 sustainability targets. It now appears that these targets will not be reachable until 2065 [2] -- for us in laboratory medicine, there is an increasing need to re-energise our efforts, do more and move beyond “business as usual” to improve our environmental sustainability.Englishhttps://apfcb.org/APFCB_News/abstract?id=35References16191. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/18/un-asia-pacific-is-falling-behind-onits-sustainability-goals.html2. https://www.eco-business.com/news/asia-pacific-may-take-till-2065-toachieve-2030-sustainable-development-targets/3. Lopez JB, Jackson D, Gammie A, Badrick T. Reducing the Environmental Impact of Clinical Laboratories. Clin Biochem Rev. 2017 Feb; 38(1):3-11. PMID: 28798502; PMCID: PMC5548370.4. Berman M, Ruvuna L. Extended range of the Enzyme Panel assays on the Alinity c System using FLEX technology. Poster presented at 2019 IFCC EuroMedLab Congress, Barcelona.5. Armbruster DA, Alexander DB. Sample to sample carryover: a source of analytical laboratory error and its relevance to integrated clinical chemistry/immunoassay systems. Clin Chim Acta. 2006 Nov; 373(1-2):37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.04.022. Epub 2006 Jun 14. PMID: 16777083.6. Davidson C, Shultz J, Hynek R, Santiago J, Utts J. Alinity c and Alinity i Sampleto-Sample Carryover Performance. Abbott White Paper ADD-000629297. Christiansen, Nils, Martin Kaltschmitt, Frank Dzukowski and Friedrich Isensee. and;ldquo;Electricity consumption of medical plug loads in hospital laboratories: Identification, evaluation, prediction and verification.and;rdquo; Energy and Buildings 107 (2015): 392-406.8. Case study: Medic-Lab, Achieving Sustainable Growth as a Result of the Abbott Total Solution. White Paper ADD-00073166. Core Diagnostics, Abbott.9. Australian Government Procurement Guidelines. https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/buying-australiangovernment/incorporating-sustainability10. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/abbott-achieves-highestscore-in-its-industry-for-the-ninth-consecutive-year-on-the-dow-jonessustainability-index-djsi-301424215.html https://dam.abbott.com/en-us/docume